Cambridge
Prison Divestment Press Conference
A group of Harvard students advocating divestment from private prisons filed a lawsuit against the University today in Massachusetts state court.
Cambridge Appeals Ruling Halting Two-Year Moratorium on Some Recreational Marijuana Sales
The City of Cambridge filed an emergency motion appealing a court ruling that lifted the city’s two-year moratorium on certain cannabis sales permits, according to a city announcement Friday.
Cambridge Crime Numbers Reach Five-Decade Low
The Cambridge Police Department reported the lowest crime total in more than 50 years on Wednesday, with officers responding to 2,257 serious crimes in 2019, the lowest number since 1968 and a five percent decrease compared to 2018.
Cambridge Crime
Overall crime rates in Cambridge have decreased, according to a press release from the city.
Cambridge City Council Discusses Harvard Square Zoning Proposal at Special Meeting
The Cambridge City Council Ordinance Committee convened a special meeting Tuesday to push forward a zoning amendment that attempts to support and increase the number of local businesses within Harvard Square.
Cambridge Achieves Garbage Reduction Goal Early, Reduces Trash by 30 Percent
The City of Cambridge reduced its trash by 30 percent — or 7.2 pounds per week per household — from 2008 to 2019, according to a statement released by the Department of Public Works Friday.
Cambridge City Council Approves Agassiz Neighborhood Name Change
The Cambridge City Council voted Monday to begin the process of renaming the city’s Agassiz neighborhood, named for the 19th-century Harvard professor and proponent of scientific racism Louis Agassiz.
City Council Calls on Parliament of India to Repeal Citizenship Amendment Act, Stop National Register of Citizens
The Cambridge City Council passed a resolution Monday calling on the Parliament of India to repeal the Citizenship Amendment Act and end the National Register of Citizens.
City Council Meeting
At the weekly scheduled meeting of the Cambridge City Council, which met on Monday evening in the Sullivan Chamber, Cambridge residents spoke about the 2019 Citizenship Amendment Act of India.
Harvard Discusses Development Projects in Annual Town Gown Report
Harvard presented its infrastructure projects, sustainability initiatives, and neighborhood engagement initiatives to the Cambridge Planning Board at the annual Town Gown report meeting Tuesday.
City Council Approves Petition to Lower Municipal Election Voting Age to 16
Cambridge City Council approved an order Monday night that could potentially lower the voting age for Cambridge’s municipal elections
Central Kitchen to Close, Lighting the Way for Weed Shop to Open in Its Place
Central Kitchen, a staple in Central Square for the past two decades, is closing its doors to make way for a recreational marijuana dispensary.
Central Kitchen Marijuana Dispensary
Central Kitchen, a bar and eatery in Cambridge's Central Square, is being replaced by Western Front, a marijuana dispensary.
Harvard Square Papyrus Folds Following Stationary Sales
Papyrus, a stationery store on John F. Kennedy Street in Harvard Square, will permanently shutter its doors.
Massachusetts Judge Lifts Cambridge Marijuana Moratorium
A Middlesex Superior Court judge lifted Cambridge’s two-year moratorium on certain cannabis sales permits in a ruling Friday.
City Hall File Photo
Cambridge City Hall in Central Square has been the center of debate on the proper use and sale of marijuana in Cambridge.
Cambridge Marijuana Ruling
Cambridge City Hall in Central Square, where debate has taken place on the proper use and sale of marijuana in Cambridge.
University Housing Rent to Rise in 2020-2021 Year
Rent for University-owned apartments will increase by an average of one percent for the 2020-2021 academic year, Harvard University Housing announced Friday.
Holden Green
Holden Green is a University-leased housing complex on the border of Cambridge and Somerville. Residents of other Harvard University Housing properties will face higher rent over the coming year.
City Council Discusses Natural Gas Ban, Adopts Motion to Convene Stakeholder Meetings
The Cambridge City Council adopted a motion to convene further meetings surrounding an ordinance to ban natural gas in the city Monday night.
Iconic Central Square Middle East Nightclub Listed For Sale
The Middle East — a landmark nightclub and restaurant on the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Brookline Street in Central Square — was put up for sale last week, co-owner Nabil Sater told Cambridge Day last Sunday.
Seven Cambridge State Legislators Endorse Markey in U.S. Senate Race
Seven members of Cambridge’s state legislative delegation endorsed incumbent United States Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) in his re-election campaign Saturday.
Markey Cambridge Endorsements
Cambridge legislators endorsed Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) this past week.
Cambridge Public Works to Install Backup Cameras on Garbage Trucks
Cambridge’s Department of Public Works will outfit 11 garbage trucks with backup cameras in the next few months, public works commissioner Owen O’Riordan said Friday.